Project V Day Twelve: Yellow Pansy

I picked this delightful pansy on our morning dog walk. I then had an afternoon date with a skill saw and by the time I revisited the pansy it looked like...

...this. This is the first sketch of the project that I've used a photograph to help with the rendering. I used the sad little guy as a color model. R.I.P. little pansy.

Day Eight grid.

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Day 7: Roseate Spoonbill, 12x9"

Roseate Spoonbill, you are one interesting looking dude. Their deep pink coloring is similar to a flamingo. They use their unusual beak to feed on crustaceans by swinging it from side to side as it steadily walks through the water.

Project IV Day 18: Turkey Vulture (again)

I can't stop with the Turkey Vultures. I think I might have been one in a past life. Is that why I'm such a dirtbag ?

Project IV Day 25: Hoatzin Nestling

Yes, this guy does indeed exist. He is a Hoatzin nestling. One thing you should know about these birds is that they are born with two claws on each wing. They are clumsy in flight and use these claws to climb about in their native swamps of Venezuela and Guyana. Once they reach adulthood, they those their claws. Dinosaur times-style.

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